The '''Diocese of the West''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. Its territory includes [[parish]]es and missions located in eight states in the United States – California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, and Colorado. The diocesan chancery is located in Los Angeles, California.

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The '''Diocese of the West''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Orthodox Church in America]]. Its territory includes [[parish]]es and missions located in nine states in the United States – California, Oregon, Hawaii, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and Colorado. (Idaho is within its territory but currently has no parishes.) The diocesan seat is San Francisco.

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The diocese is currently under the leadership of His Grace, the Right Reverend [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin (Peterson)]]. He was consecrated as a [[bishop]] on [[May 1]], 2004, and installed as the ruling bishop of the diocese of the West on [[October 2]], 2007.

The diocese is currently under the leadership of His Grace, the Right Reverend [[Benjamin (Peterson) of San Francisco|Benjamin (Peterson)]]. He was consecrated as a [[bishop]] on [[May 1]], 2004, and installed as the ruling bishop of the diocese of the West on [[October 2]], 2007.

==Deaneries==

==Deaneries==

The six [[Deanery|deaneries]] of the diocese and their territories are:

The six [[Deanery|deaneries]] of the diocese and their territories are:

*[[Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and Los Angeles|Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco]] 1990-2007

*[[Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco]] 1980-1984

*[[Basil (Rodzianko) of San Francisco]] 1980-1984

*[[Vladimir (Nagosky) of San Francisco]] 1974-1975

*[[Vladimir (Nagosky) of San Francisco]] 1974-1975

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==External links==

==External links==

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*[http://www.ocadow.org Official site]

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*[http://www.dowoca.org Official site]

*[http://oca.org/CAdioceseWE.asp?SID=8 OCA site]

*[http://oca.org/CAdioceseWE.asp?SID=8 OCA site]

[[Category:OCA Dioceses|West]]

[[Category:OCA Dioceses|West]]

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Revision as of 19:34, October 17, 2011

The Diocese of the West is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. Its territory includes parishes and missions located in nine states in the United States – California, Oregon, Hawaii, Washington, Arizona, Nevada, Montana, and Colorado. (Idaho is within its territory but currently has no parishes.) The diocesan seat is San Francisco.

The diocese is currently under the leadership of His Grace, the Right Reverend Benjamin (Peterson). He was consecrated as a bishop on May 1, 2004, and installed as the ruling bishop of the diocese of the West on October 2, 2007.